One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .492 expected average against them, against .209 on his fastballs.
97 of his breaking balls thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.6% of the contact against King is on the ground and 25.9% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against King projects a .295 average, 79th percentile.
329 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 111th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
King lives in the strike zone: 48.6% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
329 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 40th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against King with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .279 average against King and left-handers to .317.
194 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off King's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 87.1 off his sweeper.
190 and 97 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
King's stuff spins at 2,117 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
329 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
King averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
329 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .492 expected average against them, against .209 on his fastballs.
97 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.6% of the contact against King is on the ground and 25.9% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against King projects a .295 average, 79th percentile.
329 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 111th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
King lives in the strike zone: 48.6% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
329 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 40th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against King with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .279 average against King and left-handers to .317.
194 pitches to right-handed hitters, 135 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off King's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 87.1 off his sweeper.
190 and 97 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
King's stuff spins at 2,117 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
329 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
King averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
329 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
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